HELP!!!
I lost two batteries over the last week, and am wondering if my charger has fried. This is the charger I have currently (
I know it is too small, but it came with the boat)
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Connected using the ACR below
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attached to two group 24 interstate batteries. bought new in 2016 and a 1-2-all switch
July third while prepping the boat for our sail on the 4th , the engine would not start even in the all position. Shore power was functional, and the charger was on. I checked the batteries, and fluid levels were fine, but one was hot and bulged. so I figured 3 years was all she wrote. went and bought a new one, and had a good sail on the 4th.
Wednesday evening I went to the boat to go for our weekly beer-can races and again it would not start. the other original battery was hot and bulged. I have disconnected the charger, and have not tried to recharge the new battery yet. (
if it is bad I will get it replaced under warrantee.)
Could both batteries fail that close together, or do I have a bad/failed charger?